What does grin in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word grin in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use grin in Spanish.

The word grin in Spanish means sonreír, sonreírle a, sonrisa, amplia sonrisa, mueca, aguantar el tirón, sonreír de oreja a oreja. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grin

sonreír

intransitive verb (smile)

(verbo intransitivo: Verbo que no requiere de un objecto directo (Él no llegó", "corrí a casa").)
Peter grinned as he stuffed the chocolate in his mouth.
Peter sonrió mientras se llenaba la boca de chocolate.

sonreírle a

(smile broadly at)

After I tripped on the stairs, I noticed a really cute boy grinning at me.
Cuando me tropecé en la escalera, vi a un chico muy lindo sonriéndome.

sonrisa

noun (smile)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Kyle had a big grin on his face when he got home from the interview.
Kyle tenía una gran sonrisa cuando volvió a casa después de la entrevista.

amplia sonrisa

noun (big smile) (España)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
A broad grin split Timmy's face when his dog came back.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le recibió con una amplia sonrisa

mueca

noun (lopsided smile)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)

aguantar el tirón

verbal expression (suffer without complaint)

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)

sonreír de oreja a oreja

verbal expression (smile widely, inscrutably)

(expresión: Expresiones idiomáticas, dichos, refranes y frases hechas de tres o más palabras ("Dios nos libre", "a lo hecho, pecho").)

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